Joseph D. Garrison, managing shareholder of Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Chimes, Richardson & Fitzgerald, P.C., New Haven, Connecticut, focuses his practice on employee rights. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1965 and Cornell Law School in 1968. He served as President of the National Employment Lawyers Association and as a member of the Executive Board for 15 years. He was a founding Governor, Charter Fellow, and President of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Garrison has been a speaker at numerous national employment law seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, BNA Books, and NELA. He presently serves on the Council for the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association, and is its liaison for the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. In Connecticut, he served as President of the Connecticut Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, as Chairman of the Federal Court Grievance Committee, as the founding Chairman of the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association, and on the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He recently became a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and The American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Garrison is increasingly active as a mediator and arbitrator, particularly in employment cases, and is listed as a mediator and arbitrator on AAA’s employment panels. In 2009, he was appointed to AAA’s Board of Directors.